Tie press



May 12, 1925.

S. MOSSBACHER TIE PRESS Filed March 17, 1924 VEN OR QQM hinges will beplaced under tension.

Patented May 12, 1925.

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Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 899,666.

To all 10/10/71 it may concern:

lie it known that I, SoLoMoN- hciossnaorrnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Tic Press, of which the following isaspecification.

This invention is a press, the purpose of which is to press neckties inorder that wrinkles may be removed therefrom. The object of theinventionis to provide a simple, economical and highly etlicicnt devicein which a tie may be kept overnight to press out wrinkles resultingfrom its wear during the preceding day, so thatthe following morning thetie will be perfectly flat and will not show the wrinkles produced byprevious wear.

In its preferred practical form, the press is constructed from tworectangular strips of wood sufficiently broad to accommodate the widestpart of a tie and sufiiciently long to accommodate approximately onehalf the length of the tie. Two of the longitudinal edges of the stripsare hinged together by means of spring hinges so constituted that theleaves of the spring will embody inherent resiliency and said hinges areso associated with the strips that when the strips are in face abuttingrelation the leaves of the y virtue of the inherent resiliency of saidleaves'ties of different thicknesses may be positionedbetween the stripsand the strips brought into clamping relation on themtermediate tie, thehinges yielding to permit parallelism between the strips and at the sametime producing pressure on the tie. The opposite longitudinal edges ofthe strips have clasps associated therewith for maintaining the stripsin pressing position and these clasps are so constructed as toaccommodate ties of different thicknesses and to give the relativelyclose adjustn'ient required to properly carry out the present operation.

In prior constructions intended for the pressing of ties, it isextremely difficult and in most cases practically impossible toobtain auniform pressure throughout that portion of the tie to which pressure isrequired. In the present construction, however, uniform pressure isassured and all ,ing of the leaves without breakage.

hereinafter detailed description and claim, when read in conjunctionwith the acco1npanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical QHIlQOCllDlGIlt ofthe invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood asillustrative only and not as v defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 isa perspective view showing the tie press of the presentinvention in closed pressing position.

Figure 2: is a fragmentary view of the device in open position.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1, and,

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4+4 or .e'ure 2.

In the drawings 1 and 2 designate two strips of material which inpractice is preferably wood although these strips may be made ofanysuitable material such metal, fibre or composition. The strips areofthc same size and are made suiiiciently wide to accommodate the widthof the conventional tie and sufficiently long to accommodate ap-vproximately one-half or one-third of the length of such tie.

hinges are made somewhat longer than usual and they are secured to therespective strips land 2 by screws 6 in such manner that an appreciableportion of each leaf is positioned between the pivot 3 and the adjacentedge of the corresponding strip. This is clearly illustrated in FigureThe inter mediate portion of each leaf is moreover so shaped as toimpart thereto a configuration which willpcrmit of pronounced flex Whilethe particular shape of the leaves of the hinges may be modifiedwithoutdeparting from this invention, Ipreferably construct the leavesas shown in Figure 3 wherein it will be noted that the major portion ofi the leaf is substantially straight. One end of the straight portion 8is secured to one of the strips by the screws 6, while the other end ofthe straight portion terminates in a bend 9 beyond which there isanother substantially straight portion 10 which is positioned at anangle of substantially l?) degrees to the straight portion 8 and thisstraight portion 10 terminates in the coil through which the pivot 3passes. I find that this construction allows of a marked variation inthe distance which the two strips may be positioned with respect to oneanother while in parallel planes, while imposing at all times pronouncedspring pressure upon these strips. For example, in

Figure 2 a necktie 11 shown in dotted lines may be of one thickness oranother'depending upon the style, construction and texture of the tie.

If the tie is relatively thin, the strips 1 and 2 will have to bebrought fairly close together in order to properly clamp the tie betweenthem when in the position shown in Figure 3. If the tie 11 is howeverrelatively thick, the strips 1 and 2 will be spaced at a greaterdistance apart when in clamping relation. In either instance however theleaves of the spring will give or flex to permit the proper positioningof the strips 1 and 2 with respect to the tie while maintainingparallelism between said strips. The strips may be maintained inpressing relation by means of clips 1 1 shown best in Figure 1.Preferably two of these clips are employed and they are positionedrespectively in alinement with the hinges so that a tendency of thestrips to warp when under tension is obviated.

The clips 14 are preferably either made in the form of cams oreccentrics and are pivoted at 15 on the strip 2. They are adapted forcooperation with pins 16 on the strip 1 and that edge of each eccentricwhich cooperates with the pin is preferably serrated as shown at 17, soas to hold the parts in proper adjustment. This arrangement permits thestrips 1 and 2 to be brought into proper gripping relation with respect-to the tie and the serrations on the eccentrics preclude slipping ofthe parts. The operat-ion of the device will be apparent from thefollowing description but may be briefly described as follows.

To apply a tie to the press, the press is opened as shown in Figures 2and 4. From the latter figure it will be noted that the portions 10 ofthe hinges will cooperate to form stops for the purpose of maintainingthe strip 1 in upstanding position while the tie 11 is laid upon theupper face of the strip 2. After the tie has been properly positioned onthe strip 2, the strip 1 is swung down so as to rest upon the top of thetie and then while the strips are pressed together, the two eccentrics14: are brought into cooperation with the pins 16 to lock the parts inposition.

During the clamping of the strips together, the hinge leaves will beplaced under tension and when the assembly is complete, the inherentresiliency of the hinge leaves will maintain the pressure on thetieuntil the eccentrics are released and the tie removed. If desired, thecooperating faces of the two strips 1 and 2 may be lined or paddedalthough in practice I find that this is not necessary.

The drawings show the invention in its preferred practical form but theinvention is to be' understood as fully commensurate with the appendedclaim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what Iclaim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent isj A tie press embodying two strips hingedtogether by hinges, the leaves of which are of resilient material andare relatively long, means for securing the free end portions of eachleaf to one of the strips, so as to leave a relatively long portion ofthe leaf unattachably extending between the hinge pivot and the adjacentedge of the strip, and which unattached portion is bent to bring thatportion of each leaf adjacent the hinge pivot into angular relation tothe remaining portion of the leaf, whereby said extending portions ofthe leaves embody sufficient resiliency to permitparallelism between thestrips while said strips are at different dis tances apart in order tocompensate for ties of different thicknesses, and the angularly disposedportions of the leaves serving also to maintain a predetermined angularrelation between the strips when the'press is in open position, andmeans associated with the corresponding free edges of said strips andadapted to cooperate to draw the strips into parallelism andsimultaneously place the hinge leaves under tension when the tie ispositioned between said strips.

In'testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing sj'pecilication.

SOLOMON MOSSBAOHER.

